Residence Permit

On the webpage New to Denmark you can find information about the possibilities for foreign nationals to reside in Denmark. You can also find information about the different documents that need to be attached in your application for residence permit.

What to do, when I want to apply for a residence permit in Denmark?

1) We recommend that you visit the webpage New to Denmark in order to find the needed information about residence and work permit.

2) You can submit your application online, by e-mail, by mail, by fax or through a third party (e.g. a lawyer). If you submit your application in one of the aforementioned ways, you need to appear in person at the Danish Embassy in Helsinki within 14 days from submitting your application in order to have your biometric features and your signature recorded. You can also submit your application at the Embassy. Read more about storage of biometric features.

3) We ask you kindly to contact the Embassy (tel. +358 9 684 1050) in advance in order to make an appointment for recording your biometrics.

4) Before you meet in person at the Embassy you need to pay a fee to the Embassy for processing your application. The fee for processing an application for residence and work permit is EUR 195. When you visit the Embassy you must show a receipt that confirms your payment.

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